Delft FinTech Summit 2025: Where Collaboration meets Innovation
Juli 3 - 10:00 - 17:30
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Delft FinTech Summit 2025: Sparking collaborative innovation
We are proud to announce the third edition of the Delft FinTech Summit, a gathering that celebrates trusted partnerships and sparks new ideas to shape the future of finance with technology innovation.
Join leading experts from IBM, Rabobank, Robeco, Erasmus University, University of Luxembourg and TU Delft to explore how generative AI, machine learning, blockchain and privacy-preserving technologies are transforming finance in areas such as trading, risk management, knowledge extraction, identity management, crime detection and more.
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Programme
10:00 – 10:30 Workshop Walk-in, Registration, Coffee/Tea
Arrival, check-in and refreshments
10:30 – 12:00 Hands-on Workshop: Generative AI in Finance
Led by: Prof.dr. D.G.J. (Dion) Bongaerts (RSM Erasmus University) & Dr. Avishek Anand (TU Delft)
A practical session exploring the application of generative AI in financial contexts (max 25 participants).
12:00 – 12:45 Registration & Networking Lunch
Arrivals, informal networking and poster walk.
12:45 – 13:00 Opening Remarks
Speakers: Prof.dr. A. (Arie) van Deursen & Venkatesh Chandrasekar (TU Delft)
Welcome, vision and what’s ahead for FinTech at TU Delft.
13:00 – 13:30 Keynote: Lighting the Darkness: Synthetic Data Opportunities for FinTech
Speaker: Dr. Erik Altman (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center)
How synthetic data generation can address key challenges in financial compliance, risk and innovation.
13:30 – 14:00 Machine Learning in buy-side equity trading
Speaker: Martin van der Schans (Robeco)
Insights into how Robeco leverages machine learning for trading strategies and investment research.
14:00 – 14:30 Privacy Preserving Technologies
Speaker: Dr. Zekeriya Erkin (TU Delft)
An overview of computational privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies for secure financial data processing.
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30 Convergence: AI for Inclusive Finance
Speakers: Prof.dr. S. (Sjoerd) van Bekkum (Erasmus School of Economics) & Dr. Fang Fang (TU Delft)
Exploring how AI can support financial inclusion, equitable access and resilient financial systems.
15:30 – 16:00 Keynote: Looking Beyond Blockchain: A Technology in Context
Speaker: Prof.dr. Gilbert Fridgen (University of Luxembourg)
Explores blockchain’s regulatory challenges, privacy trade-offs and its convergence with digital identities, zero-knowledge proofs and large language models.
16:00 – 16:30 GenAI Use Cases with FEC: From Idea to Production
Speaker: Mart Gombert (Rabobank, Senior Tech Lead FEC)
A practical look at deploying Generative AI to enhance financial economic crime investigations at Rabobank.
16:30 – 17:00 To be announced
17:00 onwards Closing & Networking Drinks
Wrap-up, informal conversations and opportunities for collaboration.
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